JPS62187620A - Outer slidable roof device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smooth the slidable movement of a slidable roof and the tilt operation by installing a mechanism for engaging and disengaging a tilt wire for operating a tilt mechanism for raising and lowering the rear part of a slidable roof for a driving wire for sliding the slidable roof. CONSTITUTION:A slidable roof 20 which can close the opened port part of a body roof is slided through a driving wire 80 by the operation of an electric motor 70, and the rear part of the slidable roof 20 is moved vertically by a tilt mechanism 60. A tilt drive transmitting piece 84 which can be engaged with the transmission roller 922 of a tilt guide 90 is erected at the chassis center side of the plate part 82 of a slider 81 installed at the top edge of the driving wire 80, and an engaging mechanism 900 which can engage and disengage a tilt wire 50 with the driving wire 80 is constituted of the transmission piece 84 and the tilt guide 90. Further, the slider ring 832 of the slider 81 is connected with the roof 20 side by inserting a pin 835 installed at the top edge of the slider ring into a free elliptical hole 26 formed on a roof bracket 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an outer slide roof device in which a slide roof slides on the outside of the roof.

(Prior Art) As a conventional seven-way slide roof device, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-85713 is known.

However, this conventional device has problems in that the vehicle body strength is poor, the support and operation of the sliding roof is very unstable, and the rails are easily clogged with debris.

Therefore, as a prior art for solving such problems, the applicant of the present application proposed a slide roof device described in Japanese Patent Application No. 136136/1982.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the sliding roof device described in specification i1 of Japanese Patent Application No. 59-136136 provides a feeling of openness, has stable support for the sliding roof, and does not operate when clogged with dirt. It has the advantage of being less prone to defects, but because the driving force is transmitted via separate drive wires to the mechanism that raises and lowers the sliding roof and the mechanism that slides it, it is difficult for defects to occur in the drive wires. The problem is that due to sliding resistance or misalignment between the drive wire and the gears, the timing of the operation of the mechanism that raises and lowers the sliding roof and the mechanism that slides it may be out of sync, leading to malfunction. (Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has an opening formed in the vehicle roof, and a driving wire connected to the opening. In an outer slide roof device, a slide roof connected to the device is provided so as to be slidable on the outside of the roof, and a tilt mechanism is provided between the slide roof and the vehicle body to raise and lower a rear part of the slide roof, A tilt drive transmission member is connected to the tilt mechanism and is provided to be detachable from the drive wire by an engagement/disengagement mechanism, and transmits a driving force to the tilt mechanism when engaged with the drive wire. An idler is provided between the slide roof and the drive wire, so that when the tilt drive transmission member is engaged with the drive wire, the drive wire moves loosely with respect to the slide roof, and the drive force is not transmitted to the slide roof side. This means that a section has been established.

(Function) Therefore, in the outer slide roof device of the present invention, the driving force of the wooden drive wire is transmitted to each of the slide roof and the tilt mechanism, and operates as follows.

When the drive wire is driven while the drive wire is engaged with the tilt drive transmission member by the engagement/disengagement mechanism, the driving force is transmitted from the tilt drive transmission member to the tilt mechanism, and the tilt mechanism raises the rear part of the sliding roof. and lower it.

Furthermore, when the drive wire and the tilt drive transmission member are in the engaged state as described above, the drive wire moves in the floating portion without transmitting the driving force to the slide roof, and the slide roof is not slid. When the drive wire and the tilt drive transmission member are disengaged by the mechanism, the free movement of the drive wire with respect to the slide roof ends, and the drive force is transmitted to the slide roof, causing it to slide.

(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10 will be described.

The outer slide roof device according to the first embodiment of the present invention has an opening 10. Slide roof 20. Mainframe 30. Guide frame 40. Tilt wire 50, tilt mechanism 60
．． Electric motor 70. Drive wire 80. tilt guide 90
It is equipped with

As shown in the overall view of FIG.
The opening 10 is formed on the roof 101 of No. 0 over the entire width of the vehicle, and a front fixed roof 102 and a rear fixed roof 103 are provided in front and behind this opening 10.

Further, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, drips 104 and 105 are formed at the rear end of the front fixed roof 102 and the front end of the rear fixed roof 103, respectively, and
Inner seals 106 and 107 are provided on the opening side of the drips 104 and 105 in contact with the back surface of the slide roof 20, and on the opposite side, an outer seal 21 provided on the outer periphery of the slide roof 20 and in contact with each other are provided. Contacting step portions 108 and 109 are formed.

Therefore, the interior of the vehicle is doubly sealed by the inner seals 106, 107 and the outer seal 21.

Note that the step portions 108 and 109 are formed to have approximately the same dimensions as the thickness of the front and rear ends of the slide roof 20.

In addition, pillars 112 and 11 are installed in drips 104 and 105.
3 (FIG. 2) is provided with a piped drain (not shown), and the water in the drips 104 and 105 is drained out of the vehicle.

The slide roof 20 opens and closes the opening IO, and is formed to be flush with both fixed roofs 102 and 103 in the closed state, and is located above the rear fixed roof 103 in the open state. It will slide like that.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, roof site rail portions 22 are provided on both left and right sides of the vehicle body of the slide roof 20.
．． 22 is formed. A side seal 27 is provided at the end of the roof sight rail portions 22, 22 to seal the core portion by contacting the upper end of a door glass (not shown) that enters and exits the door.

Furthermore, on the back surface of the front part of the slide roof 20, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, there are two roof brackets (23).
．． 23 are arranged in parallel, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, side guide rails 24, 24 are provided on the back surface of the roof site rail portion 22.22.

A front guide roller 25 is rotatably provided at the lower front end of the roof bracket 23, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
As shown in the figure, a floating elongated hole 26 is formed in the central portion as a floating portion and slopes downward toward the rear (the M movable elongated hole 26 will be explained in detail later).

The main frame 30 connects the front fixed roof 102 and the rear fixed roof 103 to maintain the strength of the vehicle body 100, and also connects the sliding roof 20 and the guide frame 40. Tilt wire 50, tilt mechanism 60. This main frame 30 supports a mechanism such as an electric motor 70 for sliding the slide roof 20.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a slide guide rail 31. It is formed into a cross shape by a main frame part 34 provided with a drive wire guide rail 32 and a tilt guide rail 33, and an arm frame part 35 integrally extending from the main frame part 34 and extending from side to side. As shown in FIG. 5, the front and rear ends of the main frame portion 34 are fixed to inner panels 110, 111 of both fixed roofs 102, 103, respectively.

Note that 36 in the figure is a mounting bracket, which is welded to the inner panel 110.

Further, the tilt guide rail 33 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in Figure 0, the rear part of the short rail is bent so as to be raised slightly upward to form a release part 37.

Further, the slide guide rail 31 and the drive wire guide rail 32 are integrally formed, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, and a stopper 38 is provided at the rear end.

Further, the main frame 30 and both fixed roofs 102
, 103 are covered with a ceiling member (not shown).

The guide frame 40 guides the slide of the slide roof 20, and this guide frame 40 has the following features:
As shown in FIG. 1, it has a T-shape with arm parts 41 formed on both left and right sides of the rear part, and the front end is attached to the main frame 30.
is rotatably supported at the front end of the slide roof 20 by a support bracket 42 and a mounting bracket 43 around a support shaft 431 located below the curved end of the slide roof 20 (FIG. 5), and
Both ends of the arm portion 41 are supported by a tilt device a60.

Further, this guide frame 40 is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, roof guide rails 44 are provided on both left and right sides, and tilt guide insertion holes 46 and 46 are formed on both left and right sides of the front upper surface. A spring locking hole 47 is formed, and two tilt bracket support pins 45.45 are provided at the front and rear ends of the arm portion 41, and a position lower than both pins 45.45 toward the front side is provided. A tilt link coupling pin 48 is provided at (FIG. 8).

Incidentally, a bent portion 49 bent downward is formed at the front end portion of the roof guide rail 44.

A guide roller 83 at the tip of a slide transmission pin 835 (described later) is attached to this roof guide rail 44 (including the bent portion 49).
6 and the guide roller 25 of the roof bracket 23 are inserted. (FIGS. 5 and 9) As shown in FIG. 3, the roof guide rail 44 and the floating elongated hole 26 formed in the roof bracket 23 of the slide roof 20 are connected to each other when the slide roof 20 is closed. The floating elongated hole 26 is disposed on the lower side, and the front end of the floating elongated hole 26 is formed to overlap and intersect with the roof guide rail 44.

The vertical difference between the rear end position of the floating elongated hole 26 and the roof guide rail 44 is determined by the rotation of the slide roof 20 that occurs when the rear end of the slide roof 20 is raised by the tilt mechanism 60. roof 20
is supported by the guide frame 40, so when only the rear part is raised, the slide roof 20 rotates around the support shaft 431 together with the guide frame 40, but not around the support shaft 431. It is formed so that the amount of rise of the front part is necessary for the movement to be performed centering on a position near the seven outer seals 21 at the front end.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the rear end of the floating elongated hole 26 overlaps the roof guide rail 44, the guide roller 25 at the front of the roof bracket 23 is moved to the upper end of the bent portion 49 of the roof guide rail 44. It is installed in such a position that it is located at

The tilt wire 50 is formed to be slidable by pushing and pulling inside the casing 51, and the drive wire 80 is inserted from one end side.
It inputs the driving force and transmits it to the tilt mechanism 60,
The tilt wire 50 is attached to the upper surface of the guide frame 40 by a mounting member 56 as shown in FIG.
A connecting bracket 52 is provided at one end, and the connecting bracket 52 is connected to the tilt guide 90 on the tilt guide insertion hole 46 of the guide frame 40, and the other end is connected to the arm portion 41 of the guide frame 40.
It is connected to a tilt bracket 62 (described later) by a mounting bracket 53 at the distal end position.

The tilt mechanism 60 is provided on both sides of the rear part of the slide roof 20, and is used to tilt up the slide roof 20 by raising and lowering the rear part of the slide roof 20, or to tilt it down from the tilt-up position. is the tilt link 61. tilt bracket 6
2. A main frame side bracket 63 is provided.

The tilt link 61 is rotatably provided between the slide roof 20 and the tip of the arm frame portion 35 of the main frame 30, and is rotatable from a substantially horizontal state to the upright side and from the upright state to the horizontal side. This tilt link 61 raises and lowers the rear part of the slide roof 20.
As shown in the sectional view of FIG. 8, the middle portion is rotatably pivoted to the tilt link coupling pin 48 of the guide frame 40, and is slidably supported by the tilt bracket 62, and the lower end portion is slidably supported by the main frame side bracket 63 by a lower pin 611, and its upper end is slidably supported by the tilt bracket 62 by an upper pin 612.

The main frame side bracket 63 is fixed to the lower end of the arm frame portion 35 of the main frame 30, and has a lower pin slide hole 631 formed therein, and is connected to the bracket 63 as described above. , a lower pin 611 is slidably supported.

. The tilt bracket 62 is slidably supported at the tip of the arm portion 41 of the guide frame 40 by a tilt bracket support pin 45 . A roller 64 is formed with a coupling pin slide hole 621 and an upper pin slide hole 622 for rotating the tilt link 61, and is provided within the side guide rail 24 provided on the slide roof 20.
64 are provided.

This coupling pin slide hole 621 and the upper pin slide hole 6
22 is formed such that the distance between the two holes 621 and 622 becomes greater toward the front side.

Here, the operation of the tilt mechanism 60 will be further explained.

117i, when the slide roof 20 is in the closed state, the upper pin 612 and the tilt link coupling pin 48 are respectively connected to the upper bin slide hole 6.
22 and the coupling pin slide hole 621, and the lower pin 611 is located at the rear end of the lower bottle slide hole 631.

Therefore, when the tilt bracket 62 is pushed by the tilt wire 50 and slides backward with respect to the guide frame 40, the upper pin 612. The tilt link coupling pins 48 are slid forward relative to both holes 622 and 621, respectively, and the upper pin slide hole 622 is formed to face forward upward and away from the coupling bin slide hole 621, so that the tilt link 61 The upper pin 61 is centered around the tilt link coupling pin 48 fixed to the guide frame 40.
2 is rotated so that it is moved upward, and the tilt bracket 6
2, and at the same time lift the rear part of the slide roof 20.

Note that the tilt link coupling pin 48 is connected to the guide frame 40.
The lower pin 611 is slid forward through the lower bottle slide hole 631.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, when the lower pin 611 and the upper pin 612 reach the front ends of both slide holes 631 and 622, the rotation of the tilt link 61 is stopped and the rise of the slide roof 20 is also stopped. It is something that will be done.

As described above, the tilt link 61 rotates around the tilt link coupling pin 48 with the lower pin 611 and the upper pin 612 sliding back and forth, which is different from simply swinging around the lower end. Therefore, the operating space is small, and as can be seen by comparing FIGS. 3 and 4, the tilt link 61 in the upright position shown in FIG. 4 is a link that simply swings around its lower end position. In comparison, when the roof is closed from the upright position, the lower pin 611 can be slid backwards under the rear fixed roof 103 as shown in FIG. 3, so the amount of protrusion toward the interior side is small. Become.

The electric motor 70 serves as a drive source for the outer slide roof device of the first embodiment, and is disposed below the rear fixed roof 103 at the rear end of the main frame 30. 80 so that it can be pulled and pushed out.

The drive wire 80 transfers the driving force of the electric motor 70 to the slide roof 20, the tilt wire 50, and the tilt mechanism 60.
The drive wire 80 is a wire having a gear wound around its outer periphery in a spiral manner, and is slidable within the drive wire guide rail 32 of the main frame 30. A slider 81 is provided at the tip.

The tilt guide 90 transmits the driving force input from the drive wire 80 to the tilt wire 50.
0, this tilt guide 90 is
As shown in FIG. 10, the main frame 30 is placed on the negative side.
Two tilt guy V rollers 921, 921 are provided that roll within the tilt guide rail 33 of the roller link 92, and a transmission roller 922, 922 is provided on the other side. An L-shaped tilt guide link 93 whose other end is pivotally attached to the connecting bracket 52 of 50.

Further, the tilt guide link 93 has one end attached to the bent portion thereof, and the other end of the tilt guide link 93 is attached to the spring locking hole 47 of the guide frame 40 by a spring 94, so that the tilt guide link 93 is tilted rearward upwardly, that is, toward the guide frame 40 side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 10, the rear tilt guide roller 921 of the roller link 92 is pulled and rotationally biased, and as shown in FIGS.
When the tilt guide link 93 reaches this point, the tilt guide link 93 is pulled upward by the spring 94 and rotated.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, the slider 81 provided at the tip of the drive wire 80
0, and a link part 83 provided on the outside of the plate part 82, and rollers 821 and 822 are provided at the lower part of the plate part 82.

A tilt drive transmission piece 84 that can engage with the transmission rollers 922, 922 of the tilt guide 90 is provided upright on the vehicle body center side of the plate portion 82.

The transmission piece 84 is provided so as to be able to move in and out between the pair of transmission rollers 922, 922 provided on the roller link 92, and is provided with an inclined surface such that its upper portion descends as it goes rearward. The transmission piece 84 is moved by the roller 9 during the period from closing to tilting up and from tilting up to closing.
During sliding, the rear roller 922 located in the release portion 37 is pushed up by the inclined surface and removed from between the rollers 922 and 922.

In this way, the tilt wire 50 is connected to the drive wire 80 by the tilt drive transmission piece 84 and the tilt guide 90.
An engagement/disengagement mechanism 900 is configured to enable engagement and disengagement with respect to the vehicle.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the link portion 8
3 is composed of a slider bracket 831 and slider links 832 and 833 that are integrally connected to the plate portion 82. A long hole 834 is formed in the slider bracket 831, and a lower end of the slider link 832 is formed in the long hole 834. A provided pin is slidably inserted, and the roller 821 is provided at the tip of the pin.

A slider link 83 is attached to the tip of the slider bracket 831.
3 is pivotally supported, and the tip of the slider link 833 is pivotally supported in the middle of the slider link 832.

Further, the tip of the slider link 832 is inserted into the floating elongated hole 26 formed in the roof bracket 23.
and the roof guide rail 4 of the guide frame 40.
A slide transmission pin 835 is provided with a roller 836 at its tip that is inserted into the slider 4.Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.

First, the case where the slide roof 20 is opened will be explained.

When the electric motor 70 is driven open, the drive wire 80 is pulled, and the slider 81 is slid toward the rear of the vehicle from the state shown in FIG.

As the slider 81 slides backward, the slide transmission pin 835 slides within the roof guide rail 44 and the floating elongated hole 26, and at the same time, the tilt guide 9 engaged with the tilt drive transmission piece 84 of the slider 81 by the transmission roller 922.
0 is also slid backwards.

As the slide transmission pin 835 slides, the position where both the roof guide rail 44 and the floating elongated hole 26 overlap moves rearward, and thereby the roof bracket 23 on the floating elongated hole 26 side is raised.

Further, as the tilt guide 90 slides rearward, the tilt wire 50 to which the tilt guide 90 is connected is pushed rearward, thereby causing the tilt bracket 62 to slide rearward.

As the tilt bracket 62 slides backward, the tilt If mechanism 60 performs the tilt-up operation as described above, the tilt link 61 is rotated in the upright direction, and the rear part of the slide roof 20 begins to rise.

Then, when the tilt link 61 has completely rotated and the tilt-up operation of the tilt mechanism 60 has been completed, the rear end of the roller link 92 of the tilt guide 90 has reached the release part 37, as shown in FIG. The release part 37 is guided by the bent shape and rotated upward, and the rear roller 922 is further pushed up against the upper slope of the tilt drive transmission piece 84 and disengaged from the transmission piece 84. When the slide transmission pin 835 reaches the rear end of the floating elongated hole 26 and ends the floating relationship, the roof bracket 23 finishes rising. Further, a guide roller 25 is located at the upper end of the bending portion 49.

Note that by maintaining the posture of the tilt guide 90 by this spring 94, the tilt drive transmission piece 8 of the tilt wire 50
Forward sliding other than in accordance with 4 is restricted.

When the electric motor 70 is stopped when the tilt-up operation of the tilt mechanism 60 is completed, the outer slide roof device maintains the tilt-up state.

Therefore, as the rear part of the slide roof 20 rises, the front part of the slide roof 20 also rises so that the center of rotation when the slide roof 20 is tilted up is located near the outer seal 21 at its front end. , if the outer seal 21 or inner seal 106 is pressed with excessive force,
This prevents the tilt mechanism 60 from being overloaded, and also prevents a gap from forming between the front end of the slide roof 20 and the front fixed roof 102.

When the electric motor 70 is further driven from the above-mentioned tilt-up state, the slider links 832 and 8 of the slider 81
33 is being erected, the slide transmission bin 835 is moved rearward within the roof guide rail 44, and the sliding roof 20 starts sliding backwards.

In addition, when the slide roof 20 slides, the central front part of the slide roof 20 is slid and guided by the guide roller 25 provided on the roof bracket 23 and the roof guide rail 44 of the guide frame 40.
The left and right sides are slide-guided by a side guide rail 24 provided on the roof site rail portion 22 and rollers 64 provided on the tilt bracket 62.

Then, when the slider 81 comes into contact with the stopper 38 provided at the rear end of the slide guide rail 31, the sliding of the slide roof 20 is stopped and the drive of the electric motor 70 is stopped.

Next, a case in which the slide roof 20 is closed will be described.

When the electric motor 70 is driven to close, the drive wire 80 is pushed out, and the slider 81 is slid forward within the slide guide rail 31.

As the slider 81 slides forward, driving force is transmitted from the slide transmission bin 835 to the roof bracket 23, and the slide roof 20 begins to slide forward. At this time, the position of the floating elongated hole 26 is set to the roof guide rail 44.
When the slide transmission pin 835 moves downward relative to the guide roller 25, the slide transmission pin 835 moves freely within the floating elongated hole 26.
The roof bracket 23 is connected to the roof guide rail 4 by
4, the slide transmission bin 835 transmits the driving force without any movement.

After that, the front end of the sliding roof 20 is connected to the front fixed roof 1.
02, the guide roller 25 of the roof bracket 23 reaches the upper end of the bent part 49 of the roof guide rail 44, and the tilt drive transmission piece 84 reaches the top of the roller link 92. It comes into contact with the front transmission roller 922.

Then, when the tilt drive transmission piece 84 presses the transmission roller 922, the roller link 92 and the tilt guide link 93
is rotated and moved forward against the biasing force of the spring 94. As a result, when the tilt guide roller 921 separates from the release part 37, the position regulating force on the tilt wire 50 is lost, and the tilt guide 90 and the tilt wire 5
0 is slid forward, the tilt mechanism 60 starts a tilt-down operation, and the rear part of the slide roof 20 is lowered.

In addition, at the front part of the slide roof 20, the guide roller 25 reaches the bending part 49, so that the forward sliding of the roof bracket 23 is restricted and it becomes possible to move downward, and the slide transmission bin 835 is The transmitted driving force is applied to lower the front part of the sliding roof 20.

Thereafter, when the tilt guide 90 reaches the front end of the tilt guide rail 33 and the slide transmission bin 835 reaches the front end of the floating elongated hole 26, the slide roof 20 is completely closed and the drive of the electric motor 70 is stopped. be done.

Next, a second example and a third example will be described. Incidentally, in describing the second and third embodiments, the same components as in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted. Also,
Regarding the operations, explanations of the same operations as in the first embodiment will be omitted.

In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the tilt drive transmission member 25
0 is formed by tilt rods 251, 251 and connecting rods 252.

As shown in FIG. 11, tilt rods 251, 251 are provided on the upper surface of the guide frame 40, the front ends of which are connected to the tilt guide 90 by a connection bracket 52. The tilt rod 251 is a thin iron rod whose rear end is welded to the connecting rod 252.

The connecting rod 252 is provided on the arm portion 41 of the guide frame 40 so as to be slidable in the front-back direction by guides 253, 253, 253, 253, and both ends are connected to the upper part of the tilt bracket 62, 62 by screws. .

Therefore, when the tilt guide 90 is slid, the tilt bracket 62 is slid via the tilt rods 251, 251 and the connecting rod 252.

Next, the t53 embodiment shown in FIG. 12 will be described.

This third embodiment is an example in which a tilt bracket 62 is slidably supported by a guide frame 40 by a guide rail 300.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing the tip of the arm 41 of the guide frame 40, and the tip of the arm 41 has a female guide rail 301.
is bolted. Further, a male guide rail 302 that fits into the female guide rail 301 is provided at the top of the tilt bracket.

Therefore, the tilt bracket 62 slides along the guide rail 300 as the tilt wire 50 slides.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention may be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.

For example, the opening may not be formed over the entire width of the roof, but may be surrounded by a fixed roof on its outer periphery.In addition, the guide frame and tilt frame may not be formed in the center of the opening, but on both left and right sides. Alternatively, openings may be provided at two locations on the left and right sides of the roof, sandwiching the central fixed roof, and each of the openings may be provided with a sliding roof device so that they can be opened and closed separately.

In addition, in the embodiment, the main frame was provided as the slide guide portion of the drive wire and the tilt guide, but as described above, when the guide frame and the tilt frame are provided on the left and right sides of the opening, the main frame is provided as the slide guide portion. A fixed roof may be used without using a guide frame, or a drive device may be provided in front of the opening and a guide frame may be used as a slide guide portion.

Furthermore, although an electric motor is used as the drive device in the embodiment, a device equivalent to a motor using something other than electricity as a drive source may be used, or a manual handle may be used.

Further, as long as the tilt mechanism is operated by drive transmission by a tilt drive transmission member, it is not limited to the one using a link, but may also be a pantograph jack-like one or an equivalent one. It is also possible to use one that is supported by a plurality of links to prevent rattling while driving.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, in the outer slide roof device of the present invention, since the driving force is transmitted to the sliding roof and the tilt mechanism from a single drive wire, the driving force is transmitted to both. The effect is that the timing is less likely to deviate from the predetermined timing, and the operation is performed satisfactorily.

Furthermore, in the example, the opening is formed over the entire width of the roof, so there is nothing that obstructs the view to the outside of the vehicle body, providing a sufficient sense of openness, while at the same time maintaining the strength of the vehicle body due to the main frame. .

Further, since all the mechanisms for sliding the sliding roof are provided on the inside of the vehicle rather than the inner seal, there is no need to take measures for waterproofing, and the degree of freedom in arrangement is increased.

Moreover, even though the center of rotation of the guide frame that supports the sliding roof is located rearward and lower than the front end of the sliding roof, when the sliding roof is tilted up, the sliding roof rotates around the front end. Therefore, even if the inner seal is provided in contact with the slide roof, the inner seal will not be pressed or the reaction force will not cause an excessive load on the tilt mechanism.
There is no gap between the sliding roof and the fixed front roof, which prevents wind from blowing in while driving.

In addition, since the tilt mechanism rotates by sliding the lower end of the tilt link back and forth, the operating space is small and the amount of protrusion toward the inside of the vehicle is small.

Further, in the first embodiment, since the driving force is transmitted to the tilt bracket by a wire, the device is light and has good operability.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment, since the tilt brackets are connected by a connecting rod, the left and right tilt mechanisms have good synchronization of operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the main parts of the first embodiment of the outer slide roof device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an overall view showing the device of the first embodiment, and Figs. 3 to 5 are the device of the first embodiment. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line xx in FIG. 4, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the Y-Y line in FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the Z-Z line in FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a side view showing the main parts of the first embodiment, FIG. io is a perspective view showing the main parts of the first embodiment, and FIG. 11 is the second embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the device of the embodiment, and a sectional view showing the main parts of the device of the third embodiment. 10... Opening 20... Slide roof 26... Floating long hole (M moving part) 50... Tilt wire (tilt drive transmission member) 60.
...Tilt mechanism 80...Drive wire 101...Roof 900...Latching/disengaging mechanism patent application Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd. Figure 11 Kunioutsu

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) An opening is formed in the vehicle body roof, and a slide roof connected to a drive device via a drive wire is provided in the opening so as to be slidable on the outside of the roof, and the slide An outer sliding roof device is provided between the roof and the vehicle body with a tilt mechanism for raising and lowering the rear part of the sliding roof, and the outer sliding roof device is provided so as to be removably connected to the drive wire by a locking/disengaging mechanism. A tilt drive transmission member that transmits a driving force to the tilt mechanism while engaged with the wire is connected to the tilt mechanism, and the tilt drive transmission member is connected to the drive wire between the slide roof and the drive wire. 1. An outer slide roof device, characterized in that a drive wire is provided with a floating part that allows a drive wire to freely move with respect to the slide roof when in the fitted state, thereby preventing drive force from being transmitted to the slide roof side.